The Pegasus Report - Issue #149

In the South East, five design teams have been short-listed in the race to masterplan the £8bn Thamesmead Waterfront scheme in south east London. Imperial College London has selected its construction partner to build a new £100m School of Public Health at its White City Campus. Consultant, Jacobs has won the Integration Partner contract on the £162.5m Lower Thames Crossing. More than four years after starting work on the controversial document, Sadiq Khan has formally adopted his new London Plan. In North London, BAM has signed a £192m deal with Legal & General, Sky and NBCUniversal to build the most sustainable film and TV studio in the world at Elstree. ISG has won the prized £50m project to fit out the new UK headquarters of Facebook in London.

In Yorkshire, ground works have started on the £57m Tower Works site in the South Bank area of Leeds city centre. Also in Leeds, the go-ahead to build the first flats and houses at the £400m Kirkstall Forge scheme has been given. In York, plans to transform the front of the railway station have been approved.

In the Midlands, Birmingham City Council’s new strategy sets out proposals for the regeneration of East Birmingham, from the creation of more than 60,000 jobs and 10,000 new homes over the next decade,some major opportunities coming to the city, HS2, the Commonwealth Games, and Midland Metro expansion all have the potential to significantly improve the quality of life for people living in this part of the city. Construction has begun on the Hockley Mills build to rent development in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter following a £100m forward funding deal.

In the South West, Arup, Mott MacDonald and Arcadis will support the council as it carries out work across the city of Bristol to meet the city-wide ambitions of the One City Plan. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has given the green light to start main construction of new £87m surgical centre for Musgrove Park Hospital.

In the North West, Manchester City Council has confirmed a £2.3m plan for parts of the Northern Quarter to become permanently pedestrianised following its temprary pedestrinisation to allow for social distancing. In Merseyside, Bowmer & Kirkland has been appointed on a £54m glass-research centre. Plans have been drawn up for a £50m plan to transform Farnworth market precinct into a vibrant new town centre community. Manchester’s development market has shown remarkable resilience in the pandemic year, with 35 new schemes completed and 72 underway across the city, according to Deloitte Real Estate’s annual Manchester Crane Survey.

In Scotland, plans have been unveiled for a multi-million-pound energy recovery facility (ERF) south of Larkhall in South Lanarkshire.

In other news, the Government has kicked off the £1bn first wave of its 10-year school rebuilding programme with 71 new projects.

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This week’s first article, I can honestly relate to, my daily walks have been fundamental to my well-being throughout lockdown, they have had both a positive mental & physical impact.

Have a great week!